Car seat and stroller will be your big ticket items and you need to buy a NEW car seat unless someone you trust very much gives you an unexpired one that has not been in any sort of accident. You can get used swings and bouncey seats, find cribs on sale, etc. The car seat is the one place you can't scrimp and a nice stroller, that is lightweight and reclines fully, for it to snap into makes things much easier. Look at gracos, britax, and chicco for something that isn't enormous front to back and likely to fit smaller babies (you never know if you'll have a premie). If you keep your eye out for deals on the internet once you figure out what you want, you can save a lot of money. Especially if you're flexible on color.

Honestly all you really need are a crib, a baby carrier (like the beco Gemini) and a car seat. The infant car seat is convenient but if you're trying to go minimalist just get a convertible that transforms to a booster like the Graco 4 in 1 forever car seat.

What everyone else said and I also recommend looking at several diaper bags in person. I registered for one mainly because I liked the way it looked but that's the one item I wish I researched more on.

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